Legends in the Limelight
Featuring Meghan Picerno, Soprano
Accompanied by James Lesniak, pianist
Pittsburgh Festival Opera welcomes some of the world’s most powerhouse voices for intimate concerts that bring opera to life for audiences right here in Pittsburgh.
SHOWTIME
Sunday, October 12 | 3 pm
Kelly Strayhorn Theater, East Liberty
5941 Penn Ave, Pittsburgh
Presented by Robert Levin and Dr. Kerry Bron
About the Legends
“Picerno’s high notes, exuding operatic flare, soar to the mezzanine level of the theater and beyond.”
—The New York Times
“A veteran of the New York Opera Company, Picerno provides one of the few truly breathtaking moments in [Love Never Dies] as her glorious soprano easily filled the concert hall during the title song … Picerno held the room transfixed as the final notes reverberated.”
—Houstonia Magazine
Meghan Picerno is fan favorite. Picerno is consistently praised for her exciting, crowd-pleasing performances in opera, theatre, and on concert stages throughout the world. Picerno took national audiences by storm as Christine Daaé in the US Premiere and 1st National Tour of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Love Never Dies, and is hailed by The Los Angeles Times, noting “Picerno sings in a spine-tinglingly stratospheric soprano.”
James Lesniak, pianist has been Associate Coach/Pianist with Pittsburgh Opera since 2006 and also made his conducting debut in 2017 with Pittsburgh Opera’s production of composer Laura Kaminsky’s As One, and conducted Pittsburgh Opera’s productions of Glory Denied, The Rose Elf, and most recently, Proving Up. He has been an official pianist for the Metropolitan Opera Laffont National Council Auditions. For the summer months, he frequently returns to the music staff of the prestigious Santa Fe Opera, where he has served as Musical Director for their Winter Concert Tour and was on the music staff for the Grammy Award winning production of The (R)evolution of Steve Jobs.